Explore life in the countryside at our five-star museum, farmhouse and historic working farm.

Resources to use during your visit to the National Museum of Rural Life.

Our beautiful Clydesdale horses are one of the star attractions at the National Museum of Rural Life

The Wester Kittochside Farm at National Museum of Rural Life was owned and run by the Reid family for more than 400 years.

Get a healthy dose of fresh country air and take in the sights, sounds and smells as your class explores our 1950s working farm.

At the National Museum of Rural Life we have a significant collection of 20th-century harvesting machines in our large machinery store.

This form is to request a schools visit to the National Museum of Rural Life (East Kilbride). All visits must be booked in advance.

The National Museum of Scotland is housed in magnificent buildings. Find out about its striking architectural details below, and explore them further on your next visit to our Museum.

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The National Museum of Flight, National Museum of Rural Life and National War Museum present further opportunities for entertaining on every scale.

The Scottish Life Archive is open to everyone. It aims to collect, record and preserve documentary and illustrative evidence of Scotland's material culture and social history.

The National Museum of Scotland has become the first museum or gallery in Scotland available for exploration online via Google Arts & Culture’s Museum View experience.

From the early 20th century, the tractor helped to transformed farm life in Scotland. There are several examples on display in the collection at the National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride.

Resources for your class trip to the National War Museum.

The Library is based in the National War Museum within the walls of Edinburgh Castle.

Your journey of discovery starts here.

Resources for your class visit to the National Museum of Flight.

Within the walls of Edinburgh Castle, the National War Museum tells the story of Scotland at war.

Wing your way to one of Scotland's top days out at East Fortune Airfield.

In the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, the National Museum of Scotland offers an impressive selection of venues for a wide range of events.

Resources for your class visit to the National Museum of Scotland.

Mary Stewart's life was nothing if not eventful. Get the facts about her tumultuous life and death here.

The Wester Kittochside Farm at National Museum of Rural Life was owned and run by the Reid family for more than 400 years. Find out how the tenth laird and his family celebrated Christmas and New Year on the farm.

Pupils can explore technology or be inspired by history with our newest exhibitions and collection of aircraft.

More than 10 million objects make their home at the National Museum of Scotland. Discover the secrets of our treasures with this unique five-part series.

To understand how long lost objects were made in the past, the Glenmorangie Research Project has commissioned artists to recreate Early Medieval artefacts that rarely or barely survive.

Explore the highlights of the museum and our working farm with this new family trail.

The history of the Reid family and farming on the Wester Kittochside farm National Museum of Rural Life.

In 2016, we celebrated 150 years since the magnificent building that houses the National Museum of Scotland first opened to the public. Explore the Museum’s history here.

Thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, we are able to create opportunities for people of all ages, abilities and walks of life to enjoy our museums and connect with inspiring collections. We are very grateful to the Postcode Culture Trust for enabling us to create these opportunities.

Visitors discovered some of the treasures within the National Museum Scotland's significant collection of oracle bones, the second largest in the world outside of China.

Join curator Lydia Prosser for a guided virtual tour of our Kingdom of the Scots gallery at the National Museum of Scotland.

An update on the new hangar.

Our working farm at the National Museum of Rural Life is home to Ayrshire, Aberdeen Angus and Highland cattle, Tamworth pigs, sheep, hens and Clydesdale horses.

Discover the Museum brings classes from schools who are not regular visitors, from areas of mid-high deprivation within Edinburgh, to the National Museum of Scotland for a free, self-led, supported visit.

Long before the French Revolution, the Scots had invented and were using the beheading machine known as the Maiden. It was used to execute criminals and political opponents of the crown from 1564 to 1710.

Our library services support the research and learning needs of Museum staff, visitors, and the wider external research community.

After 4,000 years the plough is still with us and its development has been at a slow and steady pace but the basic technology has remained the same. Discover more about this essential tool through ploughs in our collection.

This striking fusion of styles, traditions, and Scottish and Ugandan cultures is designer José Hendo's sustainable fashion statement for our times.

Recreate your favourite museum objects and places using the LEGO® you have at home!

National Museums Scotland is committed to continuously improving its environmental performance as part of a wider commitment to sustainable development.

We’ve teamed up with upcyling experts Ostrero and artist Bryony Knox to create three paper-cut designs inspired by Scottish animals. Choose from a stately stag, a magical unicorn or a red squirrel! The designs are inspired by paper-cut art from Mexico . Look out for some examples in our Patterns of Life gallery.

Join Chief Chebe as he takes you on two African storytelling adventures at the National Museum of Scotland.

New to the National Collection showcased the latest additions to our collections, including objects that will feature in ten new galleries in 2016.

Summer is usually the season for gala days and rural shows, including our own Heavy Horse Show. Celebrate the champions you know – family, friends or even pets - by making them a personalised rosette!

Taking over our largest exhibition gallery for the first time, this immersive and atmospheric display of 100 awe-inspiring images presented the incredible diversity and fragility of life on Earth in a new and spectacular way.

Thanks to your help we have now raised the funds required to complete the 15-year long transformation of the National Museum of Scotland.

Uncover the landscape of L’Éden, a set of 20 rolls of 19th-century scenic wallpaper and discover how this spectacular wallcovering has been conserved by the Museum.